U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Allan Gropper this week approved a request by Kodak to give it until the end of May to file a reorganization plan.

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Eastman Kodak Co. says it still plans to file its plan for how it expects to get out bankruptcy by the end of this month, though the company has received U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval to take longer.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Allan Gropper this week approved a request by Kodak to give it until the end of May to file a reorganization plan. That reorganization plan will spell out a number of key details, including how much unsecured creditors will get for their Kodak IOUs.

Kodak spokesman Christopher Veronda said the extra time gives the company more cushion to make revisions and to try to gain ...